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The immigrant experience
The immigrant experience
Heather Song, Managing Editor • October 29, 2024

With the promise of the American dream and full of optimism, senior Karen Yang uprooted her life in China and moved to the United States at 15 in hopes of taking advantage of the educational opportunities...

Paly teacher Young-Ju Lee interviews a tutor candidate at the Tower Learning Center. “We don’t want them to depend on the TLC,” Lee said. “We want them to figure out, ‘Hey, I’ve built these skills, I’ve developed these skills.’”
Peer tutoring services: available anytime, anywhere
Gavin Lin, Managing Editor • November 1, 2024

Hunching over his computer, eyes strained as he reviews the last line of code, junior Kevin Fong knows it’s late, far too late to be awake...

Law shields athletes from heat
Law shields athletes from heat
Cynthia Huang, Lifestyle Editor • October 26, 2024

To protect student-athletes from the heat, the California Interscholastic Federation now requires schools to monitor weather conditions during...

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Senior and Fiery Arts Club Vice President Zachary Crystal turns a blown wire sculpture. “It’s awesome when you get to see the results of your own hard work,” Crystal said.
Glassblowing 101: wielding fire
Dalia Saal, Staff Writer • October 30, 2024
Teens navigate parental boundaries, explore social independence
Teens navigate parental boundaries, explore social independence
Mirai Matsuzawa, Staff Writer • October 30, 2024
Lockdown
Lockdown
Dalia Saal and Mirai Matsuzawa October 29, 2024
Changes over the past few years are a mixed bag
Changes over the past few years are a mixed bag
Cynthia Huang, Lifestyle Editor • October 12, 2024
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Athlete Aesthetics
Athlete Aesthetics
Amaya Bharadwaj, Staff Writer • October 28, 2024

Scavenging through her closet, senior Izzy Biename searches for the perfect Lululemon set to wear for the grueling day of cross-country practice ahead. For Biename, like many athletes, outfits are more...

PAUSD should keep gendered bathrooms at Hoover Elementary
PAUSD should keep gendered bathrooms at Hoover Elementary
Sofia Singer, Staff Writer • October 23, 2024

In March 2024, the reconstruction of Hoover Elementary School began, initially planning to only construct gender-neutral bathrooms. However,...

Cancel culture should be more forgiving to public figures
Cancel culture should be more forgiving to public figures
Cynthia Huang, Lifestyle Editor • October 13, 2024

Cancel culture targets influencers for a variety of reasons. Dr DisRespect, a popular gaming streamer, faced allegations of sending messages...

The newly electrified Caltrain passes by Paly at the California Avenue station. With the newest iteration of CalMod, noise pollution generated by the train and ride duration have decreased significantly. “Now, the combination of the speed and service eliminates the inconvenient sacrifices I used to have to make just to take the train, making it one of the best options for travel to San Jose or San Francisco,” Campanile writer Rohan Bhatia writes.
Caltrain’s long-overdue electrification is the future of accessible, smarter, greener transit
Rohan Bhatia, Sports Editor • October 6, 2024

I’m sitting in a window seat on the Caltrain — the hum of the motor blends with the soft chatter of passengers and the occasional jingle...

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A thorough walkthrough of the renovated tower building
Neel Sharma, Sports Editor • July 30, 2024

Since the summer of 2022 until a few weeks ago, our campus was noticeably incomplete without its key structure: the Tower Building which was...

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Preventing poor posture early necessary to avoid disorders
Preventing poor posture early necessary to avoid disorders
Alex Isayama, Science/Tech Editor • November 3, 2024

After an hour of practicing the cello, junior Jeremy Yuen feels a familiar tension creeping up his back. Despite his efforts to sit upright,...

Earth gains a temporary second moon, but don’t expect to catch a glimpse without a telescope
Lea Kwan, Staff Writer • October 29, 2024

A big asteroid plummets into Earth’s atmosphere at 400,000 kilometers per hour. Captured by Earth’s gravitational field, it begins to disintegrate,...

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